Video replays aid England bid to fast-forward to semi-finals

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THE England rugby squad left Perth and the Springboks in their wake yesterday, touching down in Melbourne with Clive Woodward, the head coach, claiming that the “momentum” is with them. If this is indeed a campaign gathering pace, however, we can say at best that it has started slowly.

Woodward was in a bright mood the morning after the fright before. “I think we can really enjoy the World Cup now,” he said, the only blot on what he perceived to be a sunny landscape being the temporary loss of Will Greenwood. The centre will land at Heathrow this morning